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For the first time, the growth in video customers among telecoms should outpace the telephony gains among cable companies, according to a report from Stifel Nicolaus, a research and investment firm, which predicts AT&T and Verizon will continue to eat away at their rivals' market share over the next few years. The report noted that the two telecoms fared better adding video subscribers than the top four cable operators did with voice service.

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BT will be able to promote a bundle of voice, data and video services under a new regulation British telecoms overseer Ofcom put out for public comment Thursday. BT, which has been banned from marketing all three services as a single-priced package since it went private, has said it needs the ability to match offers by rivals such as British Sky Broadcasting and Carphone Warehouse.

Seattle is moving very slowly, but steadily, toward building a fiber-based municipal network, with current plans suggesting a public-private approach to connect homes and offer broadband services, City Council members heard Wednesday night. The city has all but ruled out building a publicly owned network after learning it might cost upward of $300 million to $400 million.

Apple has started offering feature films in high definition at its iTunes online store. The service currently has about a dozen movies, but Apple says that in the future it will serve up new films in HD about 30 days after their DVD releases.

The National Telecommunications & Information Administration spent Thursday in a series of hearings aimed at deciding how to define key terms, such as "broadband" and "underserved," that are critical in parceling out billions of dollars in federal stimulus money to expand broadband access. Another state, Maine, has decided to take an aggressive approach in pursuing its share of the funds: State officials said they wanted to use the money to develop a map detailing where residents have access to broadband networks.

A Toronto court is scheduled to hear a plea today by attorneys for bankrupt telecom-equipment maker Nortel Networks to clear a $23 million executive bonus plan that company leaders say is critical for maintaining morale. Courts in the U.S. and Canada have already approved laying out $22 million as an incentive to retain 900 key engineers and other staffers.